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11 DECEMBER 08 RedHOT Arts e-bulletin RedHOT Arts Space 67 Bath St Alice Springs 08 8952 2392 www.redhotarts.com.au [email protected] IN THIS BULLETIN RED HOT ARTS ACTIVITIES WHAT’S ON IN ALICE RED HOT WHITE BOX EXHIBITIONS FIBRE TRANSFORMATIONS PHILOMENA HALI Fibre artworks using flax, safety pins and WORKSHOPS recycled teabags. INDUSTRY NEWS ALICE ARTISTS BEAUTIFUL FACES AMAZING PLACES JOBS, GET ON SHOW Celebrates the rich cultural diversity of our town. RESOURCES, GRANTS ARTIST PROFILE CLASH CALENDAR KIEREN SANDERSON THANKS Arts worker and artist, Kieren has had a huge year coordinating the biggest Regional Arts Australia conference ever held. Find out how she got there. LINK THIS IS THE LAST E-BULLETIN FOR 2008, BACK ON 22 JAN 2009. SEASONS GREETINGS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR! What’s on in Alice THIS WEEKEND TODAY 783 ABC ALICE SPRINGS CHRISTMAS BONANZA Thurs 11 December, 4-6pm, Andy McNeil Room, Alice Springs Town Council, Todd St Join us for two hours of festive fun! There will be kids’ carols, a radio play, present-wrapping and music to enjoy – all broadcast live on-air. Plus as part of the 783 ABC Alice Springs Can Drive, bring along a can or non-perishable item for the Salvation Army. If you can’t make it to the Bonanza, drop it off at the 783 studios on Gap Road. The lovely ladies from the National Pioneer Women’s Hall of Fame will be selling refreshments. TODAY RED HOT ARTS END OF YEAR DRINKS Thurs, 11 December, 5.30 onwards, RedHOT Arts Space Please join us to celebrate a fantastically successful year in the arts in Alice Springs. Come along and say farewell to Nicki Levy who is finishing up today in the position of Publications Officer at RedHOT Arts. Nicki will be a much missed member of the RHA team, but we are sure to see her around. More into: 89522392 ALICE SPRINGS CHRISTMAS CARNIVAL Fri 12 December, 5-9pm, Todd Mall Entertainment, kids’ activities, market stalls, Universal Solar Garden. Come along! NEW DOG’S LIFE: DION BEASLEY Fri 12 December, 6pm, Nyinkka Nyunyu, Tennant Creek This exhibition of recent prints by Dion of Cheeky Dog fame and produced at Julalikari Arts, delightfully captures the community life of camp dogs and introduces some new livestock characters. ARTISTS OF THE BARKLY ANNUAL SALE Fri evening 12 December, Sat morning 13 December, Nyinkka Nyunyu, Tennant Creek A fantastic opportunity to pick up some affordable art from Artists of the Barkly just in time for Christmas. Pencil these dates into your diary! WRAPT IN CHRISTMAS Sat 13 December, 10am-4pm, Central Craft, Araluen Cultural Precinct, Larapinta Drive Christmas market, unique locally made gifts. Look no further for your Christmas gifts, there is something for everyone (including the hard to buy for). For further details please phone Central Craft 89524417. NEW MUSIC NT PRESENTS XMAS ON THE ROCKS Sat 13 December, 7.30-11pm, Todd Tavern Featuring Sunshine Reggae, South East, Miazma and more. All ages – All minors must be accompanied by a parent. More info: Rory 0413 754 264. EXHIBITIONS ON NOW DARBY JAMPIJINPA ROSS: MAKE IT GOOD FOR THE PEOPLE Araluen Galleries until 25 January This exhibition and publication project celebrates the role of Darby Jampijinpa Ross as a senior founding artist and mentor at the Warlukurlangu Artists Aboriginal Association, following the inception of the art centre at Yuendumu in 1985-6. Today it is one of Australia’s most successful remote community art centre enterprises. This is a travelling exhibition mnanaged by the Griffith Artworks and Dell Gallery (Queensland College of Art, Griffith University). INTEM-ANTEY ANEM: 'THESE THINGS WILL ALWAYS BE' Araluen Galleries until 8 February Bush medicine at Utopia: an exhibition of art and language. Exhibition consists of text, sculpture, etchings, installations and digital media. ONGOING SKILLS AERIAL CIRCUS TRAINING Sundays 4-5.30pm, YMCA stadium, Sadadeen Rd. Static trapeze, tissue, web, ring. Conditioning, training, skillshare. Costs $10 full / $ 8 concession. More info: Adelaide 0428 427 603 BELLYDANCE CLASSES Regine and Jenny teach bellydance at the YMCA on Tuesday nights, class starts 6.30, $10 per class. Kael teaches kids & teenagers classes, YMCA 2.30-3pm & 3-4pm Saturdays at the YMCA $10 per class [email protected] Marg teaches at the Uniting Church hall on Saturday mornings, 11 to 12.30 $15 per class Ring YMCA on 8952-5666, Regine on 0421 512 030 or email [email protected] WRITERS' GROUP 1st Tuesday of the month, 5:30pm, RedHOT Arts Space. Anyone interested in being part of a writers' group? More info: Michael 8952 3810, [email protected] COMMUNITY DANCE CLASSES 6.30-8pm Thursday Night, OLSH Senior College SADADEEN CAMPUS Dance Studio. Teachers include Miriam Bond, Melissa Kerl. Styles covered include contemporary, hiphop, ballet and jazz. Cost: $10 to the teacher. All levels welcome. Until 11th of December. WEST AFRICAN DRUMMING CLASSES Saturdays 3-5pm @ Red Hot Arts Space with Shontal Klose. Djembes provided. More info: Shontal 0421 748 098 [email protected] (bookings essential). TANGO CLASSES Wed 7–8.30pm RedHOT Arts Space, & Sat 4-5pm Uniting Church. More info: Nathalie Smith 0422 959 390 [email protected] CAPOIERA Mondays 6.30-8pm RedHOT Arts Space. Participants form a circle and take turns playing instruments, singing, and sparring in pairs in a fluid acrobatic play. More info: Dan 0401 622 688 ALICE SPRINGS CHORAL SOCIETY Choral Society rehearsals are held 7-9pm every Tues at RedHOT Arts Space, 67 Bath St. We will be brushing up on Christmas carols for the remainder of the year and everyone is welcome to join us. More info: Vanessa 89555222, [email protected] Industry News NOTICE BOARD TERRITORY READ 2009 Celebrating NT authors by promoting one NT book in any genre. View the shortlist online at http://www.ntwriters.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=45&Itemid=43 WITCHETTY'S WILL BECOME A NEW ART SPACE Araluen’s Witchetty’s function space will have a major refit to become an exhibition space. This will provide a more flexible approach to exhibition programming and more opportunity for local artists to showcase their work. Work will be done over the Christmas/New Year period and will be opened in early 2009. 8CCC ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Fri 12 December, 6pm, Andy McNeil Room, Alice Springs Town Council Celebrate Alice Springs’ oldest community radio station and help us plan for 2009 and beyond. All Welcome. More info: 0427 527 771. ART AT THE HEART Welcome to the last art at the heart postcard from Alice Springs art at the heart was a big success. Click on the LINK to read about feedback and outcomes. The seventh Regional Arts Australia national conference will be held in Tasmania, Launceston, from 27-29 August 2010. CAAMA NAMED NATION'S BEST COMMUNITY RADIO An Alice Springs community radio station has been named the best in Australia. The Central Australian Aboriginal Media Association (CAAMA) won the Tony Staley Award for broadcasting excellence at the Community Broadcasters Association of Australia conference. The station also won awards for its online service and training programs. LINK AUSTRALIAN DANCE AWARDS Nominate Before 20 February 2009! The annual Australian Dance Awards recognise and honour professional Australian dance artists. Nominate anytime you see an outstanding performance by emailing [email protected] before 20 Feb. Go to the What's On section of the Ausdance website www.ausdance.org.au for Nomination Forms, Selection Criteria and everything you need to know. BIG STORY COUNTRY: GREAT ARTS STORIES FROM REGIONAL AUSTRALIA Can now be downloaded from www.regionalarts.com.au in pdf or html format. Big Story Country showcase stories about the great, the curious, the inspirational and the most creative arts and artistic events that have happened in the towns, cities and remote communities of regional Australia. Along with its predecessors, Heartwork (2004) and The Great Yarn Event (1998), Big Story Country is a permanent reminder of the powerful role of the arts in the heart of regional Australia. Get on Show OPPORTUNITIES NEW SEEKING IMAGE FOR EYE OF THE STORM-NT WRITERS' FESTIVAL 2009 The NT Writers' Centre is looking for an image to market the NT Writers’ Festival in Alice Springs next year. The work must be by a Central Australian artist. Please email low-rez jpgs (maximum of 3) to: [email protected] Closing: Friday 19 December ARTISTS CALL FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST Closing 22 December As part of the implementation of the Cultural Plan for the Darwin Waterfront – The Toga Group and the Northern Territory Government is calling for artists who may be interested in developing a unique method of marking the natural heritage of the original coastline within the Darwin Waterfront. Interested artists need only submit their Curriculum Vitae with a covering letter expressing a rationale for their interest prior to 22/12/08. Further enquiries and submissions of EOIs to Public Art Manager, Felicity Green, PO Box 882 Darwin NT 0800, [email protected], 08 8942 0523, 0427054943 CALLING FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST TO BE AN EXHIBITION ATTENDANT AT THE 53RD VENICE BIENNALE 2009 Closing 16 January 2009 The Australia Council in partnership with Arts NT is again offering a professional development opportunity for an Exhibition Attendant from the NT to work at the Venice Biennale 2009 as part of the Australian Exhibition Attendants at the Venice Biennale 2009 program. This professional development opportunity will enable the participating individuals to experience a wide range of contemporary art practice and stimulation to think of new ways of presenting contemporary Australian art and ideas for future projects.